Homelessness

Josh Littlejohn - Champions Speakers

Edinburgh entrepreneur says Big Issue seller changed Social Bite

Kate Wallace, chief executive of Cyrenians

Homelessness solutions need to be long term - Kate Wallace

Edinburgh council to end housing allocation suspension after 16 months

Prime Minister Andy Burnham during a visit to homelessness charity Changing Lives in Newcastle yesterday

Tackling the misery of rough sleeping - Ian Murray

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Social Bite´s Edinburgh village

Swinney visits Social Bite village as charity calls for UK rollout

An artist's impression of how the new building would look, on the corner of Stevenson Road and Westfield Road, next to the recently approved student flats pictured to the left.

Plans lodged to turn dealership into temporary accommodation

Josh Littlejohn, co-founder of Social Bite

Social Bite reopens village for homeless people on Granton Waterfront

More than 40 supporters, residents and former beneficiaries braved the outdoors at Hope House in West Lothian on Saturday night in support of Steps To Hope founder Richie Roncero, pictured at front.

Sleep out in support of £1m recovery centre as campaign passes £150k

More than 60 women and children at risk of domestic violence and homelessness have been rehomed in properties across Edinburgh thanks to a £7.7m 'Women In Safe Homes Fund'

More than 60 at-risk women and children rehomed in Edinburgh

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians

The up and down world of homelessness - Ewan Aitken

The Welcome Centre at ELS House on Gorgie Road, operated by Bethany Christian Trust, will continue to operate year-round after securing council funding.

Homeless shelter to operator year-round after funding secured

George Clooney is set to once again visit Edinburgh in support of Social Bite

George Clooney pictured in Scotland ahead of capital event tonight

A person on the streets in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

More than 50 homeless deaths recorded in Edinburgh in 2025

A national campaign calling on all political parties in Scotland to commit to ending all forms of homelessness in Scotland by 2040.

Ending homelessness in Scotland by 2040 is ‘achievable', says charity

Human Appeal has been running its inaugural winter clothing collections for 10 years in a row, celebrating an increase of over 60% in donations.

Ad Feature Human Appeal celebrates record-breaking results from Winter Wrap Up

Voters of the awards will have the chance to win a donation to their favourite charity.

Ad Feature Voting opens for 2026 Smiley Charity Film Awards with £100k prize fund
The charities are competing for a share of the £101,000 prize fund.
Emily Jordan

A person on the streets in Edinburgh. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Edinburgh has highest death rate among homeless people

Completing the top five richest actors, with around $500 million to his name, is George Clooney. First finding fame in television series ER, he's appeared in countless cinema blockbusters as well as turning his hand to directing - most recently with last year's The Boys in the Boat.

How to win a lunch with George Clooney

The council housing freeze has been extended to March 2027.

Council housing freeze extended until March next year

Shaun Nixon has been housed in a B&B in Leith for more than three and a half years

Dad separated from daughter for years due to temporary accommodation

Richie Roncero, a recovering drug addict and founder of charity Steps To Hope plans to sleep rough for six months to raise funds for a new recovery facility.

Former drug addict to sleep rough for six months to raise £1m

Almost every night, a row of tents occupy the space under the Market Street awning of Waverley Court in Edinburgh

Rough sleeper says council is failing homeless

Social Bite's Edinburgh Tree of Kindness located in St Andrew Square

COSMO Edinburgh Backs Social Bite’s Festival of Kindness to Support People Exper...

Capital to get nearly 500 homes funded by new Visitor Levy

Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan (Picture:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)

Edinburgh shares in £500,000 to tackle rough sleeping

The Remembrance Day period is a time of coming together

Remembrance is important, and so is action - Ian Murray

There are around 6000 homeless households in Edinburgh

Working flat out to tackle the scourge of homelessness - Tim Pogson
As I embark on a new role as Edinburgh’s Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener, I’m all too aware of the severe pressures facing the city.
Tim Pogson

It is important to respond to homelessness without judgement

Take public health approach to homelessness - Ewan Aitken

Edinburgh City Council Chambers

Stark figures reveal council housing challenge

Larke Adger, chief executive of West Granton Housing Co-operative (left) and David Mills, chief operating officer (right) with Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan.

New £4m fund to prevent homelessness launched in West Granton

Officers at the Edinburgh City Council said the extension will allow the city to continue increasing its temporary housing stock.

Council housing allocation policy set to be suspended until March 2027

Jaz Ampaw-Farr will confer upon her degrees later this month

Ad Feature Woman to receive two honorary degrees - after years of homelessness

The travellers at Newcraighall Park, with around 20 caravans currently parked on the football pitches.

Council to explore potential permanent sites for traveller community

Dan and Roy with the converted bus.

Iconic red bus transformed into quirky £50k two-bed apartment

Council considers buying student flats to help tackle housing crisis

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians

Homelessness can drive you to tears - Ewan Aitken

For every gift sent, a donation is made to a local or national charity

Ad Feature This UK company is taking ‘gift giving’ to a new level

Zoe and Maryisa have been in their temporary accommodation in Edinburgh for five years.

City family trapped in temporary accommodation for five years

Stacey and Archie were in the homeless system for nearly a decade

'I was forced to live in disgraceful accommodation with my baby son'

Councillors postpone decision on future of Social Bite village

Social Bite's current homes were designed to be simple and easily transported, allowing the charity to host the village affordably on unused land

Planning officers recommend refusal of charity village plans

Council leader Jane Meagher

Visitor levy is a huge new city funding bonus - Jane Meagher

The team at Apex Hotels presenting Crisis with a cheque

Edinburgh company Apex Hotels Donates £10,000 to Crisis UK This Christmas

Number of rough sleepers in Capital doubles in three months

Entrepreneur donates 300th sleeping-bag coat for rough sleepers

Homelessness on the rise

Scotland’s Housing Crisis: The Economic and Social Impact of Foreign Investment

Edinburgh City Council's budget gap is expected to be £29.8m next year and £18.4m in 2026/27, a cumulative total of £48.2m.

Plans to move hundreds out of unlicensed HMOs sparks crisis

'Progress on housing crisis will be getting homelessness under 1,000'

Craig Duncan sent us this great aerial shot of Edinburgh Castle. He said: "Out of the many shots I have I really like this one."

Warning that 4,600 city families could be in temporary housing by 2040

Housing Minister Paul McLennan visits West Granton Housing Co-operative

Minister outlines how new Housing Bill will help prevent homelessness

Josh Littlejohn MBE, founder of Social Bite, at the Edinburgh Social Bite Village.

Plans submitted for homeless village to be moved to new location

Ewan Aitken, CEO Cyrenians Scotland

Homelessness is predictable, but not inevitable - Ewan Aitken

Council breaking homelessness laws 'on industrial scale'

Pictured Left to Right: Josh Littlejohn MBE, Founder, Social Bite; Gill Henry, Operations Director, Ecosystems Technologies; Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister; Andy Murdoch, Services Manager, Cyrenians; Ewan Aitken, CEO, Cyrenians; Mary Ogilvie, former resident of the Social Bite village.

Social Bite’s homeless village visited by Deputy Prime Minister

Social Bite founder Josh Littlejohn with Scottish Secretary Ian Murray

'Tackling poverty is still key priority despite benefit cap staying'

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