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Homelessness in Scotland 2003-04

By: Shelter Scotland
Published: January 2005

Homelessness in Scotland 2003-04

Before moving into the main body of the paper, it is worth considering what we mean by homelessness. When people think about homelessness, they usually think about people sleeping rough. But homelessness is a much wider problem, affecting hundreds of thousands of families and individuals each year. Homelessness is much more than being without a roof over your head; homelessness is being without a home. That means being without somewhere warm, safe and secure; without somewhere you can welcome friends, receive post or carry out many other aspects of daily life.