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Record numbers face winter in temporary accommodation
Published: 17 November 2020At the end of March there were already 11, 665 households– including 7,280 children – in temporary accommodation but by September that had soared by more than a fifth (22%) to 14,229.
Report confirms failure of Glasgow homeless services, says Shelter Scotland
Published: 4 November 2020A newly-published report from the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) confirms that Glasgow City council failed in its legal duties to homeless people.
Building houses key to stopping homelessness
We've welcomed the Scottish Government's updated action plan on Ending Homelessness Together but stressed that building more social homes is key to success.
Statistics show deepening housing emergency pre-Covid
We have called on the Scottish Government to uphold its promises to homeless people, as new statistics show the scale of the housing emergency at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis.
3,000 bags of charity shop donations a week
We're saying thank you for the amazing donations we've been sent since our shops reopened in July. On average supporters have been giving us 3,000 bags a week of clothes and other items our network of 36 charity shops across Scotland.
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