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Homelessness
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Ruling allowing Serco to evict asylum seekers sets ‘dangerous precedent’
Campaigners are warning that a “dangerous precedent” has been set by a “brutal” ruling from Scotland’s highest court that
Scottish families priced out of rental homes by UK austerity policies
Families on housing benefit are being priced out of homes across Scotland, according to new data that highlights the crisis
Glasgow unveils plans to cut homelessness services by £2.6m
Homeless services in Glasgow are to be cut by £2.6 million, with the loss of almost 100 emergency and
Homeless death toll in Scotland rises to 139
Charities are demanding urgent action to prevent a “tragic” loss of lives, as updated figures reveal at least 139 people
Revealed: Edinburgh’s 466 breaches of homeless B&B law
The City of Edinburgh Council has broken the law 466 times in the last year by placing homeless families in
Review promised on Scottish homeless death statistics
Scotland’s national records office has said it will undertake a review that could see it count the deaths of
‘Let us remember them’: Scots count shows almost two people a week die while homeless
In late January it started snowing again. Yellow weather warnings were issued across Scotland, ice formed on the pavements and
Revealed: the hidden storage costs faced by Scotland’s homeless
Charities and opposition parties have raised concerns about the hundreds of thousands in fees Scotland’s local authorities have charged
Lives on hold: meet the people existing in Edinburgh’s homeless hostels
Sitting on a scrap of beach looking over Edinburgh’s Firth of Forth – a no-man’s land that is no
Family accused of providing ‘substandard’ homeless accommodation paid £15m
A family business running homeless bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) and hostels in Edinburgh that have attracted repeated complaints
Councils paid £660m for temporary homeless accommodation
Local authorities across Scotland have paid out more than half a billion pounds putting homeless people in temporary accommodation such
Homeless shelter at double capacity with no more room
A homeless shelter for destitute refugees in Glasgow can no longer support the growing number of homeless EU nationals in