Homelessness

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
More than 4,600 households could find themselves in temporary accommodation in Edinburgh by 2040 – the highest figure of any local authority area in Scotland.
Kevin Quinn

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'

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

Fears families facing eviction 'nowhere to go' for legal help, as local charities cut vital service

Exclusive Renters facing eviction 'nowhere to go' as legal help services cut

Work is already underway at Oxgangs House.

Single mum forced to uproot family after being served eviction notice

Pizza Geeks founder, Patrick Ward, said his team "believe in the power of community and the importance of giving back"

Pizza Geeks plans to give away 15,000 pizzas this year

Council says only 500 affordable homes a year can be built with current funding.

Council's 500 affordable homes a year 'staggeringly' short of target
The council's affordable housing programme in the Capital is under threat.
Jolene Campbell

Labour plans for council budget include council tax freeze

Poor quality housing is a blight on our society

Painful cuts to new social housing budget - Ewan Aitken

The council plans to bring more empty home back into use faster

Council plans to turn void homes around more quickly

The number of rough sleepers is on the rise (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Depressing historic first for our city - Ian Murray

Nobel Peace Prize winner and Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu is an inspiration to deal with homelessness. (Photo: Trevor Samson AFP via Getty Images)

We need a serious homelessness prevention policy - Ewan Aitken

One of the biggest steps towards building a new life after abuse is safe, affordable housing, says Ewan Aitken

It's about investing in people and communities, not in property - Ewan Aitken

The Royal family has released a new image of Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and Louis for Father’s Day

Royal Family release sweet new image of family for Father’s Day

Homeless death toll figures spark calls for action

More than 40 homeless deaths in city last year, shocking figures show

The Real life roomset at IKEA in Bristol (photo: Tim Gander/PinPep)

‘Cramped and dangerous’ rooms coming to some Ikea stores - here’s why

Chris Evans donates Jaguar owned by the late Queen for Red Nose Day

The blue Billy Chips that will be available at participating Central Co-op stores - Credit: Billy Chip

Co-op stores to sell poker chips to donate hot drinks to the homeless

Colin Robinson, landlord of The Chestnut Tree Inn in Worcester, is cooking Christmas dinner for homeless and lonely people in the city.

Free Christmas dinners for the homeless thanks to kind pub landlord

Many homeless people find themselves sleeping on couches or in other short-term forms of accommodation (Picture: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Cost-of-living crisis makes working to prevent homelessness even more vital

There is still much work to be done to tackle homelessness (Picture: Phil Wilkinson)

We have a responsibility to tackle homelessness – Angus Robertson MSP

Stock photo by John Devlin.

Homelessness continues to rise in Falkirk Council area

Scottish Government and Edinburgh Council just keep passing the buck over homelessness funds (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Homelessness in Edinburgh - your views online

Homelessness applications have risen by 35 per cent in two years.

Minister shrugs off city’s homeless funding call

Homeless people sleeping rough, as more than 1,000 people have been housed through a government-funded programme to tackle homelessness.

More than 1,000 people helped into homes through government programme

During the height of the Covid pandemic, hundreds of homeless people were put up in hotels (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

Exhibition helps makes sense of world turned upside down by Covid – Ewan Aitken

Edinburgh New Year Message: Much to be proud of, and more to look forward to - A...

Domestic abusers could face eviction from council houses under tough new measures to protect their victims in Midlothian.

Domestic abusers could be evicted under new measures to protect victims

Midlothian House, Dalkeith, headquarters for Midlothian Council.

Domestic violence offenders face eviction from Midlothian council houses

Edinburgh Council wants to see thousands more affordable homes built in the city (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Political dogma threatens efforts to tackle housing crisis – Steve Cardownie

In 2020 in Edinburgh the estimated death rate of homeless people per million population was 80.1.

Homeless deaths soar during Covid pandemic

Sir Chris Hoy visits Social Bite's first village in Granton, Edinburgh, with the charity's founder Josh Littlejohn, to launch the Break the Cycle campaign.

Sir Chris Hoy and PureGym partner with Social Bite for £1m fundraiser

On Wednesday Sir Chris Hoy visited Social Bite's first village in Granton, Edinburgh, with the charity's founder Josh Littlejohn, to launch the Break the Cycle campaign and meet the people who run the village day to day.

Sir Chris Hoy gets on his bike for Social Bite charity effort

Things are tough enough during the pandemic without having to face life on the streets, says Hayley Matthews (Picture: Francois le Diascorn/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

We must not forget rough sleepers during the pandemic – Hayley Matthews

Treating rough sleepers in a way that makes them feel they matter makes it feel easier for them to 'take the risk’ of engaging with support services (Picture: Steve Riding)

Dignity and respect are vital when helping rough sleepers – Ewan Aitken