Scotland's public services should do more to prevent people from being forced into homelessness, a leading charity has said. About 8% of people in Scotland, or one in 12, have experienced homelessness, according to the latest figures from Crisis.
The charity has urged parts of the public sector outside of housing to take on a greater responsibility for helping people access support to stay in their homes. The cost-of-living emergency could cause a huge rise in people being forced from their homes over the coming months.
The charity has launched a new publication, 75 Ways to Prevent Homelessness, which brings together examples of projects and organisations working to prevent homelessness in Scotland. While the projects featured all help, many of them do not work directly in housing.
