Yesterday saw MSPs return to Holyrood from their summer recess and with no hanging around it was straight into launching the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government. Homeless Network Scotland’s Head of Policy and Impact Matt Hamill welcomes the focus on prevention and joined-up ways of working – but says commitments…

A coalition of 40 leading organisations across Scotland working to end homelessness has called for an urgent Ministerial Statement to update Parliament on the housing emergency as MSPs prepare to return from their summer break. The call comes as the Scottish Government prepares to set out its priorities in the…

Jamie Milne, Policy & Communications Advisor at Homeless Network Scotland, on why the people who need help most still pay the highest price – and how The Level can raise the floor. When life gets complicated, people need more than one kind of help.  A safe home. Support with mental…

Recent research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation reveals the deep impact of the cost-of-living crisis for 7.4million families on low incomes. But this ongoing crisis takes a bigger toll on people experiencing homelessness – particularly those forced to sleep rough. Kirsty Roebuck from Bethany Christian Trust writes about the impact…

A homelessness prevention fund that supported 662 people to stay in their homes has returned with a new £1 million programme for Glasgow.   Applications are now open for the Glasgow Upstream Homelessness Prevention Fund, a Scottish Government-backed initiative to help housing associations, third sector organisations and local partners prevent homelessness before it…