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

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

Last week, Cyrenians announced that it is the first Scottish partner in the Women in Safe Housing (WiSH) fund, run by social impact property fund managers Resonance Ltd and Patron Capital Ltd.

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

Lothian Tory MSP Miles Briggs has accused Housing Secretary Shona Robison of being oblivious to Edinburgh's homelessness crisis after she shrugged off his appeal for fairer funding to tackle the problem and snubbed his request for a meeting.

Ian Swanson

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

Homelessness has risen in Scotland with nearly 16,000 children reporting as homeless.

More than 15,000 children homeless in Scotland

A member of the public walks past a homeless man

Council proposes to spend an additional £9.3 million on temporary accommodation ...

A homeless man on Edinburgh's Royal Mile bows his head (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Coronavirus in Scotland: Homelessness charities need your help – Ewan Aitken

Homelessness is always a symptom of other challenges people have faced in their lives

Here’s what to do if you see someone sleeping rough – Ewan Aitken

Homelessness is always a symptom of other challenges people have faced in their lives

Here’s what to do if you see someone sleeping rough – Ewan Aitken

The Glasshouse

Edinburgh's Glasshouse hotel teams up with Crisis charity to launch Race to End ...

The city council has pledged to build 20,000 affordable homes in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Council's depute leader in plea to Scottish Government for 'more socia...

John McLellan: Homelessness report won't end B&B use

Dawn Hodgson, 45, sits beside a shrine to her friend Gyula Remes at Westminster tube station (Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty)

Death at Westminster shames world's fifth biggest economy '“ Christine Jardine

A homeless person on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Picture:Lisa Ferguson

Homelessness in UK hits record-high, charity warn

Pic Lisa Ferguson 02/07/2108 Redford Barracks, Edinburgh

Gordon MacDonald: Empty homes should go to veterans

The Rock Trust.

West Lothian scheme to prevent youth homelessness is first of its kind in UK

The proportion of people sleeping on the street prior to registering as homeless has jumped by 10 per cent between 2015/16 and 2017/18, says Scottish Labour. Picture (posed by model): John Devlin

Number of rough sleepers in Scotland rises for second year in a row

Proposals have been put on show to the public to convert the office to a homeless shelter.

Proposals launched to convert Dalkeith office into homeless shelter

Glenn and his children who are living in an emergency hostel after becoming homeless. Picture: Laurie Garnons-Williams/Shelter/PA Wire

Damning report reveals 38 children made homeless in Scotland each day

Pic Lisa Ferguson 15/05/2018 A homeless man sits at the bottom of the stairs at Fleshmarket Close

Homelessness can be ended in a decade, says report

Homeless outreach worker Nick Harrold talking with homeless Craig Murdison

Cyrenians' 50-year fight to help homeless off city's streets