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Despite being repealed in 2022, the Act is still in force – 1,000 days later. People sleeping rough can still be prosecuted and fined up to £1,000. That’s unjustifiable in 21st-century Britain.


21/01/2025

South Wales Skylight members have launched an art exhibition 'Home: The Key to Hope' in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) building in Cardiff Bay. Free to view 7 January – 13 February 2025.


16/01/2025

Housing Bill passes first stage in Parliament, bringing us one step closer to changing the law to prevent homelessness in Scotland


29/11/2024

The Scottish Government has confirmed in its annual budget that the housing budget has been uprated.


28/11/2024

As this was the Cabinet Secretary’s first official visit to our Skylight, we were delighted to show her the transformative work that our staff do.


26/11/2024

Dee O'Connell, Director of Policy and Programmes at Pathway, shares three ideas to make the most of the Government's Inter-Ministerial Group on Homelessness.


07/11/2024

20 charity Christmas gift ideas The Crisis Christmas shop has a huge selection of unique charity...


05/11/2024

In the UK right now, racism and discrimination in our society, services and systems contribute to a person’s homelessness. 


24/10/2024

We spent the last few weeks at Labour, Liberal Democrat, Conservative and SNP Conferences, meeting with a range of politicians to talk to them about how they can help.


03/10/2024

Let's take this opportunity to get the detail right when the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is reformed. Here's the Crisis response...


27/09/2024

Recently at Crisis we ran some research based on detailed interviews with people with experience...


11/09/2024

Homelessness is the most acute form of poverty – yet, presently, there are over 16,000 children living in homelessness in Scotland.


06/09/2024

Crisis’ new partnership with the TDS Group aims to make the private rented sector work better for people facing homelessness. Here’s how…


01/09/2024

Now that the new Government has the keys to No. 10, we have put together some essentials for their new home. These are our three priorities for them.


12/07/2024

This month, from Monday 3 to Sunday 9 June, we will be celebrating our incredible Crisis volunteer community; so, take some time out and read on to learn more about this special week...


31/05/2024

Women sleeping rough are often missing from key statistics. Find out why, and how a new method aims to accurately record the numbers of women who are homeless.


17/05/2024

We took our Make History campaign directly to Parliament.


03/05/2024

Volunteering is often a key focus of any partner looking to support Crisis and our work. From the...


24/04/2024

  At last, the long-awaited Housing (Scotland) Bill has arrived…. At Crisis we have been calling...


28/03/2024

It can be difficult to know the best way to help people experiencing homelessness, which is why we have put together some advice on building a care package that could make a real difference to someone's life.


22/03/2024
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