Scottish council elections are taking place on Thursday 5 May. Anyone who is 16 or over, lives in Scotland and has registered to vote can participate.   People who don’t have a settled address or are experiencing homelessness can still register to vote. The Electoral Commission is keen that anyone who…

Taking place in person once again after two years online, the annual Housing First Conference on 31 March will hear that Housing First is ‘Here To Stay’ in Scotland, which is also the title of the one-day event at Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) – now open for bookings.  The Scottish…

Ginny Cooper & David Ramsay from Homeless Network Scotland reflect on their experiences working with people to lead Change. Ginny: My colleague David and I are programme leads at Homeless Network Scotland focusing on systems and culture change and prevention, respectively. A big part of the transformational change we are…

An informed and connected social enterprise dedicated to supporting the homelessness, housing and related sectors in Scotland is open for business, with a targeted range of specialist consultancy and learning opportunities informed by lived experience. We Are All in is represented by an experienced team of consultants and trainers available…

The Scottish Government has published the latest homelessness statistics, covering April to September 2021.  The data shows:  There were 14,447 homelessness applications across the country.  While this is 2% higher than the same period in 2020, it remains lower than before the pandemic  There remained 26,001 open homelessness cases at…