The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) has issued a call for partners to contribute to a project focusing on homelessness in Scotland. The ‘Homelessness: pathways and
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Fewer people in Scotland are becoming homeless according to official statistics published today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. Scottish councils received around 9,100 applications for homelessness assistance during July to September
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Half of all homeless people first take to the streets under the age of 21, with most suffering the experience more than once because of lack of help, according to
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Failure by local authorities to comply with their legal duties to protect teenagers is leaving this vulnerable group homeless and at risk from abuse. This is the key finding of
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A housing and homelessness charity which has seen a “heart-breaking” surge from callers at serious risk of losing their home is urgently appealing for support for its helpline. Over the
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Nearly a fifth of young people in the UK have slept rough in the past year, according to a poll by a youth homelessness charity. It revealed that 18% of
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Some 90,000 children will wake up homeless this Christmas in Britain, equating to three children for every school in the country, according to a report from Shelter. An investigation by
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Councils have warned that it is becoming “tougher” to offer homeless people accommodation as a result of Government cuts and a shortage of affordable housing. The Local Government Association’s comments
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Nearly one third of new homelessness cases in England are due to landlords ending a private rental tenancy, Government figures show. The proportion of households being accepted as homeless by
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A report examined the impact of legal rights to housing for homeless people, focusing on the capacity of such rights to empower those experiencing homelessness, using Lukes’ three-dimensional view of
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